F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment,
and neglect by anybody.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from
neglect by not ensuring one (#1) out of seven residents with a known history of exit seeking behaviors, and
an expressed desire to leave the facility, was provided supervision and services to prevent elopement. The
facility failed to properly secure an exit gate, or implement proper methods to prevent elopement, on
10/9/2023 and 10/15/2023.
The facility nursing staff neglected to ensure the safety of Resident # 1. Resident # 1 was able to exit the
facility unsupervised on 10/9/2023 and 10/15/2023. On 10/9/2023, Resident # 1 self-propelled out a fire exit
door leading to a smoking patio and exited the facility unwitnessed through a gate leading into a parking lot
next to a busy highway. On 10/15/2023 Resident # 1 exited the facility unwitnessed through the same fire
door leading on to a smoking patio, where he gained access to an unattended key attached to the fence,
unlocked the gate, and exited from the facility. Staff found him outside the facility heading down the street,
next to the busy highway with a high volume of traffic. Resident #1 had been assessed as at risk for
elopement, was care-planned to have a wander device on, and had an active order for 1:1 supervision.
This neglect created a situation that resulted in the likelihood for serious injury and/or death to Resident # 1
and resulted in the determination of Immediate Jeopardy on 10/9/2023. The findings of Immediate
Jeopardy were determined to be removed on 10/27/2023 and the severity and scope was reduced to a D
after verification of removal of Immediate Jeopardy
Finding Included:
Review of Resident Information Record dated 10/26/2023 showed Resident # 1 was originally admitted to
the facility on [DATE], with diagnosis that include Muscle Weakness (Generalized), Unsteadiness on Feet,
Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct, Atherosclerotic Heart Disease of
Native Coronary Artery Without Angina Pectoris. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated
[DATE], showed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10 which indicated moderate
impairment.
Review of the current physician orders dated 10/07/2023, showed Resident #1 had an active order dated
10/09/2023 for an Electronic Monitoring Device on his right ankle to be monitored every shift (Q Shift);
Check the functionality on the Electronic Monitoring Device per manufacturer instructions alarm notification
every shift (q night shift), or blinking light every shift, to alert exit seeking attempts. Further review showed
Resident # 1 had an active order dated 10/12/2023 for one-on-one care for safety, uncontrolled exit seeking
until Friday (no date specified).
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safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
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Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
Review of an Elopement Risk Form dated 10/08/2023 showed Resident # 1 scored a 13 revealing he was
at risk for elopement. Further review showed the resident wandered, but never eloped, and expressed
desires to leave. Additional review of the Elopement Risk assessment dated of 10/09/2023, showed the
resident scored a 12 revealing he was at risk for elopement, was alert and oriented, knows who he is and
where he is, but not what time it is or what is happening to him, wanders, but had never eloped,
independent with wheelchair, and was actively exit - seeking. The summary and decision guide revealed an
Electronic Monitoring Device was applied on the resident right ankle.
Review of a progress note marked late entry dated 10/09/2023 by Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant
Director of Nursing (ADON) showed at 8:14am Resident was very angry during rounds and potential to
violent due to his threatening behaviors. At 9:33am Noted not in the unit. Ground search identified not in the
facility. Code Elopement announced. Exited in the back door inside the location and wheeled back.
Elopement risk -assessed. Medical Director was notified. Wife unreachable message left. Electronic
monitoring device ordered in the [electronic medical record] -placed in the right ankle #7277 exp. 082024.
Review of a progress note dated 10/10/2023 by the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) showed This
writer/Director of Nurses (DON) met with resident. He appears more calm this am, however, is still about his
wife. He wants to go see her at the hospital. This writer agreed to follow up on possibility of a hospital visit,
otherwise will arrange a Video Call. Resident more coherent today and able to verbalize family support with
two children, however, perseverates on wife's status/location and desires to be with her.
Review of a progress note dated 10/14/2023 by Staff J, Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager showed, This
writer was approached by the resident voicing concerns stated that he felt like a prisoner and wanted
device removed from his ankle, this writer tried to educate on safety. Electronic monitoring device was
removed from the resident ankle and placed on his wheelchair. Resident no longer agitated and yelling out.
Further review of the electronic medical record showed no documentation related to Resident # 1 exiting
the facility on 10/15/2023.
Review of the resident's care plan dated 10/08/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023 showed resident
was an elopement risk, wanders related to confusion and seeking his wife with interventions that included
provide redirection as appropriate, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023; Provide frequent
checks of whereabouts as necessary, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023. Further review
showed a behavior care plan dated 10/10/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023, related to hitting and
being verbally abusive related to wanting to leave the facility and seeking his wife with interventions that
included Increased monitoring and supervision of resident and or visitors of resident, initiated 10/10/2023.
Review of Psychiatric Note dated 10/10/2023, showed Resident # 1 was diagnosed with adjustment
disorder with anxiety, unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance. Resident denied
any pain but was very concerned about his wife, who had apparently fallen and broke her hip and was
having surgery at the hospital. Resident appeared agitated and angry during interview and reported that if
he does not find his wife he will start killing people. Further review of the psychiatric visit summary showed,
The [skilled nursing facility] has patient on 1:1 for now to help with his aggression and behaviors.
An interview was conducted with Staff A, Registered Nurse (RN) on 10/25/23 at 3:10 p.m. She remembered
that Resident # 1 was very angry, and he wanted to be with his wife. Staff A stated, I am not
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
sure what the situation was. I think there was a plan for her to be here, but I don't know what happened.
Resident # 1 knew where his wife was, but he didn't want to be here. He compared his stay here to being in
jail and he made attempts to leave. He was put on 1-1 supervision. He would sit by the exit and try to get
out when staff or people would go out the doors. On 10/9/23 I don't remember an elopement being called
that day, but Resident # 1 was on 1-1 supervision the whole time he was here up until he was discharged
from the facility. I believe Resident # 1 got out before my shift started on 11-7, but I wasn't here. When I got
to work on that day there was no education, or anything being talked about regarding Resident # 1 eloping.
I wasn't his nurse that day.
An interview was conducted with Staff B, Registered Nurse (RN) on 10/25/23 at 3:23 p.m. She stated I
remember Resident # 1 briefly; his room was in the red hall. He was on 1-1 supervision and always had
someone with him. He was exiting seeking, and I'm not sure of his cognition. I think he voiced a wanting to
leave the facility. I worked on 10/9/2023 and I don't remember there being an elopement called on 10/9/23.
An interview was conducted with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) on
10/25/23 at 3:40 p.m. She said Resident # 1 was not one on one supervision when he was admitted ; he
was placed on one on one after the situation happened on 10/9/2023. At the time. I think we already put
him on a wanderguard on him because he kept saying he was going to go out and go to his wife. She said
she came to work between the hours of 7 or 8 a.m., and the situation with Resident # 1 happened between
9 and 10. Staff C stated, I did not think the situation was an elopement because to my understanding
Resident # 1 was seen by somebody inside our facility, that is not an elopement. I did not write he was not
in the facility; I mean not in the building. I didn't know the resident was under supervision on that day. We
just knew he wasn't in his room. We announced an elopement, but I don't remember the time and I cannot
remember any more. I don't know who said Resident # 1 wasn't in his room and I don't know who found the
resident. When they found him, he had no injuries and no signs of bleeding. No skin assessment was
completed. Resident # 1 said he was just trying to look for somebody to help him when he left the facility.
He went out the door without us knowing he had left. His wife fell and was hospitalized . He was an
elopement risk on elopement precautions, wander device placed in the right ankle. Staff C said the
elopement risk on 10/10/2023 was not complete. She said she started the assessment because the
resident had got out the day before. Staff C stated, One of the supervisors did the assessment and I was
just checking it to go over it. She said When I reviewed the resident's orders, I had not discontinued the
one-to-one order. I was not notified it was ever discontinued. It was still active when he left.
An interview was conducted with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) ADON at 10/25/23 4:39. She said on
10/9/23 a therapy staff member saw the resident in the backyard. Staff C stated We were having a meeting
on 10/9/23 when one of the therapists came to the door and told everyone in the meeting that a patient was
not found in the unit. Everyone left the meeting and started looking for the resident. I went to the front door
to see if the resident was located there but he was not there, then me and the DON [director of nursing] did
an elopement drill. The DON told me they found the patient in the back yard next to the gazebo. I did not go
out to the parking lot but there were people cutting the grass at the time, and I presumed the gate was open
because they were cutting the grass.
An interview was conducted with Staff D, Dietary [NAME] on 10/25/23 at 4:30 p.m. He said Resident # 1
was in a wheelchair when he saw him at first, he did not know who the resident was, but he knew that he
had to be a resident at the facility when he saw a bandage on his face. He said he saw the resident outside
of the gate in parking lot on left side of building when he got to work. He stated I didn't have my cell phone.
So, I went into the building to get someone. Two CNAs came to help the
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
resident, everyone that worked that day had to do an in-service and sign a paper. I talked to the DON and
gave a verbal statement. I did not get asked for a written statement.
An interview was conducted with Staff E, a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) on 10/26/23 at 10:14 a.m.
Staff E said on 10/9/2023 Monday morning between 9-9:30 a.m. I pulled off highway 52 into the parking lot
and parked in the 6th parking spot from the road. I saw a gentleman in a wheelchair in the middle of the
parking lot. No one was with him at that time. He was moving in his wheelchair, dressed in regular clothes. I
pulled into the first spot and went to talk to him. He kept moving and was behind my car. He was very
agitated. I noticed his incision and thought he must be a resident. I grabbed my phone to call someone
inside the facility to come out to assist me with the resident. Resident # 1 was going backwards at this point
towards the road. I called my boss right away and told her [Staff G] I had a resident outside that was
agitated and I needed help. Everyone came running out to help assist with getting the resident back inside
the facility. He was strong and by that time we were probably a few parking spaces closer to the road. They
were able to get him back in the building. I left at that point because the Nursing Home Administrator said
she didn't need me.
An interview was conducted with Staff F, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), on 10/26/2023 at 9:43 a.m. She
said, I worked with Resident # 1 several times. I was one to one with the resident on 10/14/2023 until 11:30
p.m. On 10/15/2023 I was assigned to the resident as his aide but not as one on one supervision. I told the
nurse I was taking a 15 min break, and I went out to my car. I saw a CNA running and the guy said
someone just left. The resident was up by the highway on the sidewalk rolling in his wheelchair. I, the CNA,
and the manager on duty went after the resident to bring him back to the facility. The manager on duty went
to get more staff to assist us because we couldn't control the resident. He was so combative with us he
tried to get up and fell out of his wheelchair. We had to pick him up and help him back into his wheelchair.
There were no alarms going off when we got back to the facility because the door the resident got out,
leading to the smoking courtyard, had no alarm system on it. It took us about 45 minutes or up to an hour to
get the resident back inside the facility because the resident was resisting. He got out from the same
smoking area he exited before. They put him under 1-1 supervision when he got here and then they took
him off. I think it was on his ankle, but he kept messing with it, so they put it on the electronic monitoring
device on his chair. After the second time he got out, he was put back on one to one. He was very confused
and just wanted to go see his wife.
An interview was conducted with Staff G, Registered Nurse/Resident Care Coordinator, MDS, (RN) on
10/26/23 at 10:39 a.m. Staff G confirmed she was the manager on duty on 10/15/2023 and said, On
10/15/23 I was going out to courtyard because a resident was out there, and he waved me out because he
wanted a soda. I was manager on duty that day. When I went out there a resident said a gentleman had just
gone out of the gate. I went out the gate and closed it behind me. I didn't see him towards the back of the
building. I turned left and saw him in the direction toward the road. A dietary person was out there, and a
CNA came out to help. When I got to him, he was on the sidewalk next to highway 52. We were telling him
to come back, and he was trying to get away. He grabbed hold of a silver rail along the sidewalk so we
couldn't move him. We were running, but he was quicker. We told him he needed to come back, and it
wasn't safe for him to be outside. He kicked me in the shin and tried to hit the CNA. He grabbed the rail
when we were trying to move him, pulled himself up and he fell out of the chair. He reopened a skin tear on
his arm. Once there were a few more people out there, I ran back to get his nurse and she came out to
assess him. He really liked his nurse, and she was able to get him back inside the building. He let us help
him get back in wheelchair. There was a key hanging off to the side of the gate lock. He unlocked the lock
and got out of the gate. The DON came in
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105393
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
that day and double checked to make sure residents and staff were ok. The DON came to me this morning
to do elopement training. She asked me what to do when a resident tries to elopement, how to call one.
An interview was conducted with Staff H, the Director of Rehabilitation on 10/26/23 at 12:01 p.m. She said
On Monday morning, I got a phone call from [Staff E] when I was in the morning meeting. Between 9:30
and 10:00. Staff E told me when she pulled into the parking lot, she saw a patient outside. She called me to
tell me she was with the resident and needed assistance. I just told everyone in the meeting. We
immediately began searching. He was outside by the old therapy gym on the left side of the building.
An interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 10/26/23 at 11:04 p.m. The DON stated,
On 10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting. [Staff H] got a phone call from [Staff E], telling her a
resident was outside of the facility gate. We looked out the window and saw the lawn people were outside
too and the gate was open. We all got up and went outside. [Staff E] was with him the whole time outside in
the parking lot. From my understanding the gate was opened by lawn maintenance people. Our gate has a
key for emergencies. The lawn people had the gate open, and the resident got out of the gate. [Staff E] said
she was coming into work and saw the resident in the parking lot. When I went out and saw him, he just
kept saying 'I want my wife, I want my wife.' Education didn't start specifically that day; we started education
the following week during our town hall meeting. We have an Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner
(ARNP) for psychiatry and Psychologist. Both saw him on 10/11/23. I think we increased activities, and
increased entertainment. The resident was redirectable. I did not consider either event on 10/9/2023 and
10/15/2023 to be an elopement because the staff was with the resident. Prior to him getting out he was not
1-1. We increased activity around that hallway. We were putting extra staff down there to encourage extra
eyes. I think they put 1-1 on the staffing sheet to monitor him more closely.
An interview was conducted with Staff I, Registered Nurse, (RN). Resident Care Coordinator on 10/26/23 at
10:30 a.m. I worked on 10/9/23 but not 10/15/23. I was here and tried to help get Resident # 1 in the facility.
I was in a morning meeting, and someone said there was a resident in the parking lot with a therapist. I
went out of the meeting to help assist with bringing him back inside the facility, but he was difficult and
agitated. He wanted to see his wife. It took three of us to get him back inside the facility. We tried to redirect
him and calm him down and turned his wheelchair to back him in. We got him back in. A wander guard was
placed on 10/9/23 and the Wanderguard was added to his care plan. I didn't update the resident care plan
after he got out on 10/15/23.
An interview was conducted with Staff J, the Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager (RM) on 10/26/23 at
2:20 p.m. The Director of Rehab came in the building and said Resident # 1 was outside with her therapist.
We went outside and brought him back in. At that point, he got out of the side gate from the smoking patio.
It was a day the landscapers were here. The gate was still open. We put him on one on one and he had a
wanderguard. There is no wanderguard system alarm on the door he went out and the door to go to the
smoking patio from the building is open all the time. Somehow the resident wasn't one to one if he got out. I
told the CNA she could help on the floor in that area. There were aides on the floor, so I felt like someone
was always going to be there. On Sunday morning I didn't tell staff to take the resident off one to one. There
was an aide just sitting there not doing anything so I said she could help. I have no idea why the resident
wasn't one to one that Sunday. The RM confirmed if a 1:1 was assigned it would be on the daily staffing
sheet but confirmed a 1:1 was not listed. The RM stated I was not part of the investigation they conducted
regarding the resident getting out; the NHA conducted the investigation. We did not consider the resident
eloped because he was seen
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
going outside the gate. As a risk manager I would usually deal with elopements, but I am still in training or
whatever.
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on 10/26/23 at 2:45 p.m. On
10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting, and the rehab director received a telephone call that one of her
staff members was outside with Resident # 1. We left the morning meeting and went to assist in getting the
resident back inside the building. I think DON and I discussed what happened, and we had identified the
landscapers were here and he had gone through the courtyard gate the first time. Staff E was the one that
observed him at the gate. Continuing, the NHA said, I would have to look at her statement and see what
she told us. I thought we had a statement from her, but I don't see it here. I think we did get a statement.
The NHA said We were able to redirect him and bring him back to the building. He was reassessed and the
interdisciplinary team made recommendations for interventions. I don't know what the interventions were.
The NHA continued On 10/15/23 it was reported to me Resident # 1 had exited out the courtyard gate. He
opened the lock with the key that was attached to the gate. A dietary staff member was in his car and
observed him unlock the lock and exit out the gate. He saw a CNA and asked her to help assist the
resident. Staff G went out and a CNA was with the resident. I was told there were multiple staff involved
because the resident became combative. It was not reported to me he was off the property, and I do not
know of a timeline when the resident would have got out the gate. I was told he sustained a fall and had an
abrasion on his arm. Afterward the DON and I communicated. She was here and we talked about
completing house wide elopement assessments. We talked about staff education. The next day we had an
Adhoc QAPI meeting with the team to discuss how this happened and what we can do to prevent it. I know
we increased the level of supervision on the red hall where the resident had resided. I don't know if we
maintained one to one supervision 24-7. We did not consider it an elopement because he did not exit the
courtyard; He did not leave the premises. The NHA continued, I don't know if there was a timeline done to
see the last time staff would have seen Resident # 1. We conducted our investigation together as a team. I
don't remember a timeline being done. The NHA confirmed the definition of elopement would be 'A patient
who left the premises of the facility without permission or off the property' but stated I think it depends on
the circumstances with the patient, and the patient's condition. No, this it is not an elopement to me. The
NHA confirmed documentation related to both incidents was incomplete in the clinical record.
An interview was conducted with the Medical Director on 10/26/23 at 10:58 a.m., I was made aware the
resident left the facility. I would have to look at text messages. I was made aware twice. We reviewed his
medicines, and I don't think we gave him any more sedatives. He just wanted to speak to his wife. She was
in the hospital as well. I don't think it was an elopement. I don't know what the definition of elopement was. I
was told he was seen by the staff leaving his room. I was told he was in the courtyard I believe. Elopement
is to my knowledge is when staff are not aware of his where abouts. I was made aware of him trying to
leave and the nurses and another person were with him.
On 10/9/2023 the temperature was 78 degrees Fahrenheit and on 10/15/2023 the temperature was 78
degrees Fahrenheit according to www.weather.com. State Highway 52 is a 6-lane state road with speed
limits ranging from 35 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour, according to www.fdot.gov. Observations
revealed a sidewalk on one side of the road (the side which the facility was located) and a mild gradient,
with 3 lanes of traffic traveling in both directions (six lanes total).
Review of the facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Misappropriation [ANEM] of Property
Prevention, Protection and Response Policy and Procedures Revised draft date 03/2022, revealed, Policy.
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105393
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/27/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0600
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation of Property, collectively known and referred to as ANEM
and as hereafter defined, will not be tolerated by anyone, including staff, patients, volunteers, family
members as legal guardians, friends, or any other individuals.
Definitions: Neglect: The failure of the facility, its employees or service providers to provide goods and
services to a patient that are necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental anguish, or mental illness.
Neglect occurs when facility staff fails to monitor and/or supervise the delivery or patient care and services
to assure that care is provided as needed by the patient.
Policy: Patients with needs and behaviors that might lead to conflict with staff or other patients will be
identified by the interdisciplinary Care Planning Team, with interventions and follow through designed to
minimize the risk of conflict.
III. Prevention Issues:
Procedures: Any patient identified as having behaviors which might lead to conflict or neglect, such
a.
Patient with history of aggressive behaviors
The interventions designed to meet the needs of such patients will include but will not be limited to:
b.
Assessment of appropriate intervention strategies to prevent occurrences,
c.
Monitoring the patient for any changes that would trigger abusive behaviors.
d.
Reassessment of the protective strategies on a regular basis.
Identification Issues:
Policy: Any patient event that is reported to any staff by patient, family, other staff, or any other person will
be considered as possible ANEM if it meets any of the following criteria:
g. Any instances of hitting, slapping, pinching, or kicking or other potentially harmful action.
Review of the facility policy titled Wandering and Elopements Revised date March 2019, revealed, Policy
Heading
The facility will identify residents who are at risk of unsafe wandering and strive to prevent harm while
maintaining the least restrictive environment for residents.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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F 0600
Policy Interpretation and Implementation:
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
1.
If identified as at risk for wandering, elopement, or other safety issues, the resident's care plan will include
strategies and interventions to maintain the resident's safety.
Residents Affected - Few
2.
If an employee observes a resident leaving the premises, he/she should:
a.
Attempt to prevent the resident from leaving in a courteous manner.
b.
Get help from other staff members in the immediate vicinity, if necessary; and
c.
Instruct another staff member to inform the charge nurse or director of nursing services that a resident is
attempting to leave or has left the premises.
3.
If a resident is missing, initiate the elopement/ missing resident emergency procedure:
a.
Determine if the resident is out on an authorized leave or pass.
b.
If the resident was not authorized to leave, initiate a search of the building(s) and premises; and
If the resident is not located, notify the administrator and the director of nursing services, the resident's
legal representative, the attending physician, law enforcement officials, and (as necessary) volunteer
agencies (i.e., emergency management, rescue squads, etc.).
4.
When the resident returns to the facility, the director of nursing services or charge nurse shall:
a.
Examine the resident for injuries.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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b.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Contact the attending physician and report the findings and conditions of the resident.
Residents Affected - Few
notify search teams that the resident has been located.
c.
d.
document relevant information in the resident's medical record.
On 10/27/2023 at 3:36 p.m. the Nursing Home Administrator provided a removal plan showing the following
facility steps to remove the Immediate Jeopardy:
1.
Resident # 1 was discharged on 10/20/2023. On 10/27/2023, immediately upon alleged abuse/ neglect,
designee called resident # 1 current location to ensure resident safety.
2.
On 10/27/2023 the allegations of neglect were reported to Abuse Registry via online reporting and the
AHCA immediate report was completed
3.
On 10/16/2023 a root cause analysis was completed with the development of a performance improvement
plan
4.
On 10/15/2023 elopement risk assessment was completed on 100% of the resident population
5.
On 10/27/2023 at 1:45 pm, Risk Manager and 2 MDS RNs began reassessing 100% of current resident
population for elopement risk. The care plans for those residents assessed as moderate/high risk were
reviewed to ensure appropriate interventions.
Education
1.
On 16/2023, staff were provided with education regarding Wandering, elopement, and prevention tips:
2.
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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F 0600
On 10/19/2023, staff education was provided regarding Wandering, elopement, and prevention tips as well
as emergency code and expectation related to staff response.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
3.
Residents Affected - Few
On 10/27/2023, Licensed nurses have been educated on transcription of physician orders to include
specific start/stop dates of interventions.
4.
On 10/27/2023, staff have been educated in routine resident checks.
5.
On 10/26/2023, staff were educated on resident/ staff safety and facility security as it relates to the location
of the key for the locks on the courtyard.
6.
On 10/26/2023, Carefree education was delivered via text and / or email to all staff regarding resident/ staff
safety and facility security as it relates to the location of the key for the locks on the courtyards.
7.
On 10/26/2023, an auditing tool was implemented for auditing the location of courtyard keys and verification
of secured locks on the gate.
8.
AN Ad hoc QAPI meeting on 10/27/2023 to discuss all interventions included in the plan of abatement.
Facility administrative staff were educated on 10/27/2023 of the Federal definition of elopement and a
notification to the Medical Director and the Ombudsman.
On 10/27/2023 at 4:00 p.m., An observation showed the keys to both gates have been relocated away from
the gate. Photographic evidence was obtained.
On 10/27/2023 at 6:00 p.m. the definition of elopement from the Florida Healthcare Association and Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), was reviewed and discussed with all facility staff by the
Nursing Home Administrator, the Director of Nurses, and the Corporate Regional Nurse.
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA), Director of Nursing (DON) and
the Corporate Regional Nurse (CRN) on 10/27/23 at 6:01 p.m. The NHA said elopement, the new key
location and gate lock education was provided to all staff including the Medical Director. The courtyard gate
keys were immediately removed and relocated to another location. The NHA stated We have a performance
improvement plan that was put in place related to elopements, resident safety, and assessments/ care
plans. The root cause of the elopement was a resident was able to have access to a key that was hanging
from the gate located in the smoking courtyard and was able to unlock the gate and get out. We remediated
the situation by relocating the key from the gate and we [TRUNCATED]
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper
authorities.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to submit an immediate and a 5-day report for
one (#1) out of seven residents sampled who eloped on two occasions (10/09/2023 and 10/15/2023).
Findings Included:
Review of Resident Information Record dated 10/26/2023 showed Resident # 1 was originally admitted to
the facility on [DATE], with diagnosis that include Muscle Weakness (Generalized), Unsteadiness on Feet,
Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct, Atherosclerotic Heart Disease of
Native Coronary Artery Without Angina Pectoris. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated
[DATE], showed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10 which indicated moderate
impairment.
Review of the current physician orders dated 10/07/2023, showed Resident #1 had an active order dated
10/09/2023 for an Electronic Monitoring Device on his right ankle to be monitored every shift (Q Shift);
Check the functionality on the Electronic Monitoring Device per manufacturer instructions alarm notification
every shift (q night shift), or blinking light every shift, to alert exit seeking attempts. Further review showed
Resident # 1 had an active order dated 10/12/2023 for one-on-one care for safety, uncontrolled exit seeking
until Friday (no specified date).
Review of an Elopement Risk Form dated 10/08/2023 showed Resident # 1 scored a 13 revealing he was
at risk for elopement. Further review showed the resident wandered, but never eloped, and expressed
desires to leave. Additional review of the Elopement Risk assessment dated of 10/09/2023, showed the
resident scored a 12 revealing he was at risk for elopement, was alert and oriented, knows who he is and
where he is, but not what time it is or what is happening to him, wanders, but had never eloped,
independent with wheelchair, and was actively exit - seeking. The summary and decision guide revealed an
Electronic Monitoring Device was applied on the resident right ankle.
Review of a progress note marked late entry dated 10/09/2023 by Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant
Director of Nursing (ADON) showed at 8:14am Resident was very angry during rounds and potential to
violent due to his threatening behaviors. At 9:33am Noted not in the unit. Ground search identified not in the
facility. Code Elopement announced. Exited in the back door inside the location and wheeled back.
Elopement risk -assessed. Medical Director was notified. Wife unreachable message left. Electronic
monitoring device ordered in the [electronic medical record] -placed in the right ankle #7277 exp. 082024.
Review of a progress note dated 10/10/2023 by the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) showed This
writer/Director of Nurses (DON) met with resident. He appears more calm this am, however, is still about his
wife. He wants to go see her at the hospital. This writer agreed to follow up on possibility of a hospital visit,
otherwise will arrange a Video Call. Resident more coherent today and able to verbalize family support with
two children, however, perseverates on wife's status/location and desires to be with her.
Review of a progress note dated 10/14/2023 by Staff J, Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager showed, This
writer was approached by the resident voicing concerns stated that he felt like a prisoner and wanted
device removed from his ankle, this writer tried to educate on safety. Electronic monitoring
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
device was removed from the resident ankle and placed on his wheelchair. Resident no longer agitated and
yelling out. Further review of the electronic medical record showed no documentation related to Resident #
1 exiting the facility on 10/15/2023.
Review of the resident's care plan dated 10/08/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023 showed resident
was an elopement risk, wanders related to confusion and seeking his wife with interventions that included
provide redirection as appropriate, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023; Provide frequent
checks of whereabouts as necessary, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023. Further review
showed a behavior care plan dated 10/10/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023, related to hitting and
being verbally abusive related to wanting to leave the facility and seeking his wife with interventions that
included Increased monitoring and supervision of resident and or visitors of resident, initiated 10/10/2023.
An interview was conducted with Staff J, the Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager (RM) on 10/26/23 at
2:20 p.m. The Director of Rehab came in the building and said Resident # 1 was outside with her therapist.
We went outside and brought him back in. At that point, he got out of the side gate from the smoking patio.
It was a day the landscapers were here. The gate was still open. We put him on one on one and he had a
wanderguard. There is no wanderguard system alarm on the door he went out and the door to go to the
smoking patio from the building is open all the time. Somehow the resident wasn't one to one if he got out. I
told the CNA she could help on the floor in that area. There were aides on the floor, so I felt like someone
was always going to be there. On Sunday morning I didn't tell staff to take the resident off one to one. There
was an aide just sitting there not doing anything so I said she could help. I have no idea why the resident
wasn't one to one that Sunday. The RM confirmed if a 1:1 was assigned it would be on the daily staffing
sheet but confirmed a 1:1 was not listed. The RM stated I was not part of the investigation they conducted
regarding the resident getting out; the NHA conducted the investigation. We did not consider the resident
eloped because he was seen going outside the gate. As a risk manager I would usually deal with
elopements, but I am still in training or whatever.
An interview was conducted with the Medical Director on 10/26/23 at 10:58 a.m., I was made aware the
resident left the facility. I would have to look at text messages. I was made aware twice. We reviewed his
medicines, and I don't think we gave him any more sedatives. He just wanted to speak to his wife. She was
in the hospital as well. I don't think it was an elopement. I don't know what the definition of elopement was. I
was told he was seen by the staff leaving his room. I was told he was in the courtyard I believe. Elopement
is to my knowledge is when staff are not aware of his where abouts. I was made aware of him trying to
leave and the nurses and another person were with him.
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on 10/26/23 at 2:45 p.m. On
10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting, and the rehab director received a telephone call that one of her
staff members was outside with Resident # 1. We left the morning meeting and went to assist in getting the
resident back inside the building. I think DON and I discussed what happened, and we had identified the
landscapers were here and he had gone through the courtyard gate the first time. Staff E was the one that
observed him at the gate. Continuing, the NHA said, I would have to look at her statement and see what
she told us. I thought we had a statement from her, but I don't see it here. I think we did get a statement.
The NHA said We were able to redirect him and bring him back to the building. He was reassessed and the
interdisciplinary team made recommendations for interventions. I don't know what the interventions were.
The NHA continued On 10/15/23 it was reported to me Resident # 1 had exited out the courtyard gate. He
opened the lock with the key that was attached to the gate. A dietary staff member was in his car and
observed him unlock the lock and exit out the gate.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
He saw a CNA and asked her to help assist the resident. Staff G went out and a CNA was with the resident.
I was told there were multiple staff involved because the resident became combative. It was not reported to
me he was off the property, and I do not know of a timeline when the resident would have got out the gate. I
was told he sustained a fall and had an abrasion on his arm. Afterward the DON and I communicated. She
was here and we talked about completing house wide elopement assessments. We talked about staff
education. The next day we had an Adhoc QAPI meeting with the team to discuss how this happened and
what we can do to prevent it. I know we increased the level of supervision on the red hall where the resident
had resided. I don't know if we maintained one to one supervision 24-7. We did not consider it an
elopement because he did not exit the courtyard; He did not leave the premises. The NHA continued, I don't
know if there was a timeline done to see the last time staff would have seen Resident # 1. We conducted
our investigation together as a team. I don't remember a timeline being done. The NHA confirmed the
definition of elopement would be 'A patient who left the premises of the facility without permission or off the
property' but stated I think it depends on the circumstances with the patient, and the patient's condition. No,
this it is not an elopement to me. The NHA confirmed documentation related to both incidents was
incomplete in the clinical record.
Review of the facility policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Misappropriation of Property
Prevention, Protection and Response Policy and Procedures Revised draft date 03/2022, revealed, VII.
Reporting And Response Issues:
Policy All allegations of possible ANEM will be immediately reported to the Abuse Hotline by the
Administrator or Designee and will be evaluated to determine the direction of the investigation.
Procedure Any and all staff observing or hearing about such events must report the event immediately to
the Administrator, Immediate Supervisor AND one of the following: Director of Nursing, ANEM Prevention
Coordinator, or Risk Manager, so that appropriate reporting and investigation procedure take place
immediately.
A.
The Immediate Report
In accordance with CFR 483.12(c)(1), with response to allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or
mistreatment, the facility must:
(1)
Ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of
unknown source and misappropriation of resident property, are reported immediately, but not later than 2
hours after the allegation if made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious
bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do
not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials ( including to the
State Survey Agency and adult protective services where state law provides for jurisdiction in long-term
care facilities) in accordance with State law through established procedures. The ANEM Prevention
Coordinator will also submit to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Federal Immediate/5 Day
Report.
B.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0609
The Report of Investigation (Five Day Report)
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
The facility ANEM Prevention Coordinator will send the result of facility investigations to the State Survey
Agency within five working days if the incident. This will be completed using the same AHCA Federal/ Five
Day Report and sending it to the Complaint Investigation Unit.
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STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to complete a thorough investigation and
take corrective actions to prevent one (#1) out of seven residents reviewed from eloping on two occasions
(10/09/2023 and 10/15/2023).
Residents Affected - Few
Findings Included:
Review of Resident Information Record dated 10/26/2023 showed Resident # 1 was originally admitted to
the facility on [DATE], with diagnosis that include Muscle Weakness (Generalized), Unsteadiness on Feet,
Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct, Atherosclerotic Heart Disease of
Native Coronary Artery Without Angina Pectoris. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated
[DATE], showed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10 which indicated moderate
impairment.
Review of the current physician orders dated 10/07/2023, showed Resident #1 had an active order dated
10/09/2023 for an Electronic Monitoring Device on his right ankle to be monitored every shift (Q Shift);
Check the functionality on the Electronic Monitoring Device per manufacturer instructions alarm notification
every shift (q night shift), or blinking light every shift, to alert exit seeking attempts. Further review showed
Resident # 1 had an active order dated 10/12/2023 for one-on-one care for safety, uncontrolled exit seeking
until, Friday (no specific date).
Review of an Elopement Risk Form dated 10/08/2023 showed Resident # 1 scored a 13 revealing he was
at risk for elopement. Further review showed the resident wandered, but never eloped, and expressed
desires to leave. Additional review of the Elopement Risk assessment dated of 10/09/2023, showed the
resident scored a 12 revealing he was at risk for elopement, was alert and oriented, knows who he is and
where he is, but not what time it is or what is happening to him, wanders, but had never eloped,
independent with wheelchair, and was actively exit - seeking. The summary and decision guide revealed an
Electronic Monitoring Device was applied on the resident right ankle.
Review of a progress note marked late entry dated 10/09/2023 by Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant
Director of Nursing (ADON) showed at 08:14 Resident was very angry during rounds and potential to
violent due to his threatening behaviors. At 09:33 Noted not in the unit. Ground search identified not in the
facility. Code Elopement announced. Exited in the back door inside the location and wheeled back.
Elopement risk -assessed. Medical Director was notified. Wife unreachable message left. Electronic
monitoring device ordered in the [electronic medical record] -placed in the right ankle #7277 exp. 082024.
Review of a progress note dated 10/10/2023 by the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) showed This
writer/Director of Nurses (DON) met with resident. He appears more calm this am, however, is still about his
wife. He wants to go see her at the hospital. This writer agreed to follow up on possibility of a hospital visit,
otherwise will arrange a Video Call. Resident more coherent today and able to verbalize family support with
two children, however, perseverates on wife's status/location and desires to be with her.
Review of a progress note dated 10/14/2023 by Staff J, Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager showed, This
writer was approached by the resident voicing concerns stated that he felt like a prisoner and wanted
device removed from his ankle, this writer tried to educate on safety. Electronic monitoring
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
device was removed from the resident ankle and placed on his wheelchair. Resident no longer agitated and
yelling out. Further review of the electronic medical record showed no documentation related to Resident #
1 exiting the facility on 10/15/2023.
Review of the resident's care plan dated 10/08/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023 showed resident
was an elopement risk, wanders related to confusion and seeking his wife with interventions that included
provide redirection as appropriate, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023; Provide frequent
checks of whereabouts as necessary, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023. Further review
showed a behavior care plan dated 10/10/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023, related to hitting and
being verbally abusive related to wanting to leave the facility and seeking his wife with interventions that
included Increased monitoring and supervision of resident and or visitors of resident, initiated 10/10/2023.
An interview was conducted with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) on
10/25/23 at 3:40 p.m. She said Resident # 1 was not one on one supervision when he was admitted ; he
was placed on one on one after the situation happened on 10/9/2023. At the time. I think we already put
him on a wanderguard on him because he kept saying he was going to go out and go to his wife. She said
she came to work between the hours of 7 or 8 a.m., and the situation with Resident # 1 happened between
9 and 10. Staff C stated, I did not think the situation was an elopement because to my understanding
Resident # 1 was seen by somebody inside our facility, that is not an elopement. I did not write he was not
in the facility; I mean not in the building. I didn't know the resident was under supervision on that day. We
just knew he wasn't in his room. We announced an elopement, but I don't remember the time and I cannot
remember any more. I don't know who said Resident # 1 wasn't in his room and I don't know who found the
resident. When they found him, he had no injuries and no signs of bleeding. No skin assessment was
completed. Resident # 1 said he was just trying to look for somebody to help him when he left the facility.
He went out the door without us knowing he had left. His wife fell and was hospitalized . He was an
elopement risk on elopement precautions, wander device placed in the right ankle. Staff C said the
elopement risk on 10/10/2023 was not complete. She said she started the assessment because the
resident had got out the day before. Staff C stated, One of the supervisors did the assessment and I was
just checking it to go over it. She said When I reviewed the resident's orders, I had not discontinued the
one-to-one order. I was not notified it was ever discontinued. It was still active when he left.
An interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 10/26/23 at 11:04 p.m. The DON stated,
On 10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting. [Staff H] got a phone call from [Staff E], telling her a
resident was outside of the facility gate. We looked out the window and saw the lawn people were outside
too and the gate was open. We all got up and went outside. [Staff E] was with him the whole time outside in
the parking lot. From my understanding the gate was opened by lawn maintenance people. Our gate has a
key for emergencies. The lawn people had the gate open, and the resident got out of the gate. [Staff E] said
she was coming into work and saw the resident in the parking lot. When I went out and saw him, he just
kept saying 'I want my wife, I want my wife.' Education didn't start specifically that day; we started education
the following week during our town hall meeting. We have an Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner
(ARNP) for psychiatry and Psychologist. Both saw him on 10/11/23. I think we increased activities, and
increased entertainment. The resident was redirectable. I did not consider either event on 10/9/2023 and
10/15/2023 to be an elopement because the staff was with the resident. Prior to him getting out he was not
1-1. We increased activity around that hallway. We were putting extra staff down there to encourage extra
eyes. I think they put 1-1 on the staffing sheet to monitor him more closely.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on 10/26/23 at 2:45 p.m. On
10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting, and the rehab director received a telephone call that one of her
staff members was outside with Resident # 1. We left the morning meeting and went to assist in getting the
resident back inside the building. I think DON and I discussed what happened, and we had identified the
landscapers were here and he had gone through the courtyard gate the first time. Staff E was the one that
observed him at the gate. Continuing, the NHA said, I would have to look at her statement and see what
she told us. I thought we had a statement from her, but I don't see it here. I think we did get a statement.
The NHA said We were able to redirect him and bring him back to the building. He was reassessed and the
interdisciplinary team made recommendations for interventions. I don't know what the interventions were.
The NHA continued On 10/15/23 it was reported to me Resident # 1 had exited out the courtyard gate. He
opened the lock with the key that was attached to the gate. A dietary staff member was in his car and
observed him unlock the lock and exit out the gate. He saw a CNA and asked her to help assist the
resident. Staff G went out and a CNA was with the resident. I was told there were multiple staff involved
because the resident became combative. It was not reported to me he was off the property, and I do not
know of a timeline when the resident would have got out the gate. I was told he sustained a fall and had an
abrasion on his arm. Afterward the DON and I communicated. She was here and we talked about
completing house wide elopement assessments. We talked about staff education. I know we increased the
level of supervision on the red hall where the resident had resided. I don't know if we maintained one to one
supervision 24-7. We did not consider it an elopement because he did not exit the courtyard; He did not
leave the premises. The NHA continued, I don't know if there was a timeline done to see the last time staff
would have seen Resident # 1. We conducted our investigation together as a team. I don't remember a
timeline being done. The NHA confirmed the definition of elopement would be 'A patient who left the
premises of the facility without permission or off the property' but stated I think it depends on the
circumstances with the patient, and the patient's condition. No, this it is not an elopement to me. The NHA
confirmed documentation related to both incidents were incomplete in the clinical record.
Review of the facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Misappropriation [ANEM] of Property
Prevention, Protection and Response Policy and Procedures Revised draft date 03/2022, revealed, Policy.
V. Investigating Issue: Any employee having either direct or indirect knowledge of any event that might
constitute ANEM must report the event promptly.
Procedures: Any and all staff observing or hearing about such events must report the event immediately to
the Administrator, immediate Supervisor, and one of the following: Director of Nursing, ANEM Prevention
Coordinator, Risk Manager, so that appropriate reporting and investigation procedures take place
Immediately. Any and all employees are empowered to initiate immediate action as appropriate by
contacting the Abuse cause to suspect such an event has indeed occurred. However, contacting the Abuse
Hotline does not alleviate the responsibility to immediately notify the Administrator, Immediate Supervisor
AND one of the following: Director of Nursing, ANEM Prevention Coordinator, or Risk Manager. Once
notified, the Center Administrator, the Director of Nurses and/or the ANEM PREVENTION Coordinator will
take action as soon as possible.
Policy: All events reported as possible ANEM will be investigated to determine whether ANEM occurred.
Procedure: The ANEM prevention coordinator will initiate investigative action. Any report to Adult Protective
Services will trigger an internal investigation following the protocol of the incident
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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Investigation Policies and Procedures.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to provide supervision and services to prevent
unwitnessed exits from the facility, on two occasions, for one (Resident # 1) of seven residents at high-risk
of elopement. This failure created a situation which resulted in the likelihood for serious injury, harm and/or
death to Resident # 1, and resulted in the determination of Immediate Jeopardy on 10/09/2023. The
findings of Immediate Jeopardy were determined to be removed on 10/27/2023, and the scope and severity
was reduced to a D after verification of removal of Immediate Jeopardy.
Resident # 1 is a [AGE] year-old male who was moderately cognitively impaired, at risk for falls related to
unsteadiness on his feet, was known to staff to have a history of wandering and expressed a desire to leave
the facility. On 10/09/2023 Resident # 1 self-propelled out a fire exit door leading to a smoking patio and
exited the facility unwitnessed through a gate leading into a parking lot next to a busy highway. On
10/15/2023 Resident # 1 exited the facility unwitnessed through the same fire door leading on to a smoking
patio, where he gained access to an unattended key attached to the fence, unlocked the gate, and exited
from the facility. Staff found him outside the facility heading down the street, next to the busy highway with a
high volume of traffic. Resident #1 had been assessed as at risk for elopement and was care-planned to
have a wander device on. Resident # 1 was at risk of straying onto a 6-lane main highway, putting him at
risk of being stuck by a vehicle and suffering serious injuries.
Findings included:
Review of Resident Information Record dated 10/26/2023 showed Resident # 1 was originally admitted to
the facility on [DATE], with diagnosis that include Muscle Weakness (Generalized), Unsteadiness on Feet,
Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct, Atherosclerotic Heart Disease of
Native Coronary Artery Without Angina Pectoris. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated
[DATE], showed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10 which indicated moderate
impairment.
Review of the current physician orders dated 10/07/2023, showed Resident #1 had an active order dated
10/09/2023 for an Electronic Monitoring Device on his right ankle to be monitored every shift (Q Shift);
Check the functionality on the Electronic Monitoring Device per manufacturer instructions alarm notification
every shift (q night shift), or blinking light every shift, to alert exit seeking attempts. Further review showed
Resident # 1 had an active order dated 10/12/2023 for one-on-one care for safety, uncontrolled exit seeking
until Friday (no specified date).
Review of an Elopement Risk Form dated 10/08/2023 showed Resident # 1 scored a 13 revealing he was
at risk for elopement. Further review showed the resident wandered, but never eloped, and expressed
desires to leave. Additional review of the Elopement Risk assessment dated of 10/09/2023, showed the
resident scored a 12 revealing he was at risk for elopement, was alert and oriented, knows who he is and
where he is, but not what time it is or what is happening to him, wanders, but had never eloped,
independent with wheelchair, and was actively exit - seeking. The summary and decision guide revealed an
Electronic Monitoring Device was applied on the resident right ankle.
Review of a progress note marked late entry dated 10/09/2023 by Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant
Director of Nursing (ADON) showed at 08:14 Resident was very angry during rounds and potential
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/27/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
to violent due to his threatening behaviors. At 09:33 Noted not in the unit. Ground search identified not in
the facility. Code Elopement announced. Exited in the back door inside the location and wheeled back.
Elopement risk -assessed. Medical Director was notified. Wife unreachable message left. Electronic
monitoring device ordered in the [electronic medical record] -placed in the right ankle #7277 exp. 082024.
Review of a progress note dated 10/10/2023 by the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) showed This
writer/Director of Nurses (DON) met with resident. He appears more calm this am, however, is still about his
wife. He wants to go see her at the hospital. This writer agreed to follow up on possibility of a hospital visit,
otherwise will arrange a Video Call. Resident more coherent today and able to verbalize family support with
two children, however, perseverates on wife's status/location and desires to be with her.
Review of a progress note dated 10/14/2023 by Staff J, Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager showed, This
writer was approached by the resident voicing concerns stated that he felt like a prisoner and wanted
device removed from his ankle, this writer tried to educate on safety. Electronic monitoring device was
removed from the resident ankle and placed on his wheelchair. Resident no longer agitated and yelling out.
Further review of the electronic medical record showed no documentation related to Resident # 1 exiting
the facility on 10/15/2023.
Review of the resident's care plan dated 10/08/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023 showed resident
was an elopement risk, wanders related to confusion and seeking his wife with interventions that included
provide redirection as appropriate, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023; Provide frequent
checks of whereabouts as necessary, initiated 10/8/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023. Further review
showed a behavior care plan dated 10/10/2023 with a revision date of 10/25/2023, related to hitting and
being verbally abusive related to wanting to leave the facility and seeking his wife with interventions that
included Increased monitoring and supervision of resident and or visitors of resident, initiated 10/10/2023.
Review of Psychiatric Note dated 10/10/2023, showed Resident # 1 was diagnosed with adjustment
disorder with anxiety, unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance. Resident denied
any pain but was very concerned about his wife, who had apparently fallen and was at the hospital.
Resident appeared agitated and angry during interview and reported that if he does not find his wife he will
start killing people. Further review of the psychiatric visit summary showed, The [skilled nursing facility] has
patient on 1:1 for now to help with his aggression and behaviors.
An interview was conducted with Staff A, Registered Nurse (RN) on 10/25/23 at 3:10 p.m. She remembered
that Resident # 1 was very angry, and he wanted to be with his wife. Staff A stated, I am not sure what the
situation was. I think there was a plan for her to be here, but I don't know what happened. Resident # 1
knew where his wife was, but he didn't want to be here. He compared his stay here to being in jail and he
made attempts to leave. He was put on 1-1 supervision. He would sit by the exit and try to get out when
staff or people would go out the doors. On 10/9/23 I don't remember an elopement being called that day,
but Resident # 1 was on 1-1 supervision the whole time he was here up until he was discharged from the
facility. I believe Resident # 1 got out before my shift started on 11-7, but I wasn't here. When I got to work
on that day there was no education, or anything being talked about regarding Resident # 1 eloping. I wasn't
his nurse that day.
An interview was conducted with Staff B, Registered Nurse (RN) on 10/25/23 at 3:23 p.m. She stated I
remember Resident # 1 briefly; his room was in the red hall. He was on 1-1 supervision and always
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105393
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/27/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
had someone with him. He was exiting seeking, and I'm not sure of his cognition. I think he voiced a
wanting to leave the facility. I worked on 10/9/2023 and I don't remember there being an elopement called
on 10/9/23.
An interview was conducted with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) on
10/25/23 at 3:40 p.m. She said Resident # 1 was not one on one supervision when he was admitted ; he
was placed on one on one after the situation happened on 10/9/2023. At the time. I think we already put
him on a wanderguard on him because he kept saying he was going to go out and go to his wife. She said
she came to work between the hours of 7 or 8 a.m., and the situation with Resident # 1 happened between
9 and 10. Staff C stated, I did not think the situation was an elopement because to my understanding
Resident # 1 was seen by somebody inside our facility, that is not an elopement. I did not write he was not
in the facility; I mean not in the building. I didn't know the resident was under supervision on that day. We
just knew he wasn't in his room. We announced an elopement, but I don't remember the time and I cannot
remember any more. I don't know who said Resident # 1 wasn't in his room and I don't know who found the
resident. When they found him, he had no injuries and no signs of bleeding. No skin assessment was
completed. Resident # 1 said he was just trying to look for somebody to help him when he left the facility.
He went out the door without us knowing he had left. His wife fell and was hospitalized . He was an
elopement risk on elopement precautions, wander device placed in the right ankle. Staff C said the
elopement risk on 10/10/2023 was not complete. She said she started the assessment because the
resident had got out the day before. Staff C stated, One of the supervisors did the assessment and I was
just checking it to go over it. She said When I reviewed the resident's orders, I had not discontinued the
one-to-one order. I was not notified it was ever discontinued. It was still active when he left.
An interview was conducted with Staff C, Registered Nurse (RN) ADON at 10/25/23 4:39. She said on
10/9/23 a therapy staff member saw the resident in the backyard. Staff C stated We were having a meeting
on 10/9/23 when one of the therapists came to the door and told everyone in the meeting that a patient was
not found in the unit. Everyone left the meeting and started looking for the resident. I went to the front door
to see if the resident was located there but he was not there, then me and the DON [director of nursing] did
an elopement drill. The DON told me they found the patient in the back yard next to the gazebo. I did not go
out to the parking lot but there were people cutting the grass at the time, and I presumed the gate was open
because they were cutting the grass.
An interview was conducted with Staff D, Dietary [NAME] on 10/25/23 at 4:30 p.m. He said Resident # 1
was in a wheelchair when he saw him at first, he did not know who the resident was, but he knew that he
had to be a resident at the facility when he saw a bandage on his face. He said he saw the resident outside
of the gate in parking lot on left side of building when he got to work. He stated I didn't have my cell phone.
So, I went into the building to get someone. Two CNAs came to help the resident, everyone that worked that
day had to do an in-service and sign a paper. I talked to the DON and gave a verbal statement. I did not get
asked for a written statement.
An interview was conducted with Staff E, a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) on 10/26/23 at 10:14 a.m.
Staff E said on 10/9/2023 Monday morning between 9-9:30 a.m. I pulled off highway 52 into the parking lot
and parked in the 6th parking spot from the road. I saw a gentleman in a wheelchair in the middle of the
parking lot. No one was with him at that time. He was moving in his wheelchair, dressed in regular clothes. I
pulled into the first spot and went to talk to him. He kept moving and was behind my car. He was very
agitated. I noticed his incision and thought he must be a resident. I grabbed my phone to call someone
inside the facility to come out to assist me with the resident. Resident # 1 was going backwards at this point
towards the road. I called my boss right away and told her
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105393
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
[Staff G] I had a resident outside that was agitated and I needed help. Everyone came running out to help
assist with getting the resident back inside the facility. He was strong and by that time we were probably a
few parking spaces closer to the road. They were able to get him back in the building. I left at that point
because the Nursing Home Administrator said she didn't need me.
An interview was conducted with Staff F, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), on 10/26/2023 at 9:43 a.m. She
said, I worked with Resident # 1 several times. I was one to one with the resident on 10/14/2023 until 11:30
p.m. On 10/15/2023 I was assigned to the resident as his aide but not as one on one supervision. I told the
nurse I was taking a 15 min break, and I went out to my car. I saw a CNA running and the guy said
someone just left. The resident was up by the highway on the sidewalk rolling in his wheelchair. I, the CNA,
and the manager on duty went after the resident to bring him back to the facility. The manager on duty went
to get more staff to assist us because we couldn't control the resident. He was so combative with us he
tried to get up and fell out of his wheelchair. We had to pick him up and help him back into his wheelchair.
There were no alarms going off when we got back to the facility because the door the resident got out,
leading to the smoking courtyard, had no alarm system on it. It took us about 45 minutes or up to an hour to
get the resident back inside the facility because the resident was resisting. He got out from the same
smoking area he exited before. They put him under 1-1 supervision when he got here and then they took
him off. I think it was on his ankle, but he kept messing with it, so they put it on the electronic monitoring
device on his chair. After the second time he got out, he was put back on one to one. He was very confused
and just wanted to go see his wife.
An interview was conducted with Staff G, Registered Nurse/Resident Care Coordinator, MDS, (RN) on
10/26/23 at 10:39 a.m. Staff G confirmed she was the manager on duty on 10/15/2023 and said, On
10/15/23 I was going out to courtyard because a resident was out there, and he waved me out because he
wanted a soda. I was manager on duty that day. When I went out there a resident said a gentleman had just
gone out of the gate. I went out the gate and closed it behind me. I didn't see him towards the back of the
building. I turned left and saw him in the direction toward the road. A dietary person was out there, and a
CNA came out to help. When I got to him, he was on the sidewalk next to highway 52. We were telling him
to come back, and he was trying to get away. He grabbed hold of a silver rail along the sidewalk so we
couldn't move him. We were running, but he was quicker. We told him he needed to come back, and it
wasn't safe for him to be outside. He kicked me in the shin and tried to hit the CNA. He grabbed the rail
when we were trying to move him, pulled himself up and he fell out of the chair. He reopened a skin tear on
his arm. Once there were a few more people out there, I ran back to get his nurse and she came out to
assess him. He really liked his nurse, and she was able to get him back inside the building. He let us help
him get back in wheelchair. There was a key hanging off to the side of the gate lock. He unlocked the lock
and got out of the gate. The DON came in that day and double checked to make sure resident and staff
were ok. The DON came to me this morning to do elopement training. She asked me what to do when a
resident tries to elopement, how to call one.
An interview was conducted with Staff H, the Director of Rehabilitation on 10/26/23 at 12:01 p.m. She said
On Monday morning, I got a phone call from [Staff E] when I was in the morning meeting. Between 9:30
and 10:00. Staff E told me when she pulled into the parking lot, she saw a patient outside. She called me to
tell me she was with the resident and needed assistance. I just told everyone in meeting. We immediately
began searching. He was outside by the old therapy gym on the left side of the building.
An interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 10/26/23 at 11:04 p.m. The DON
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
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Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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Residents Affected - Few
stated, On 10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting. [Staff H] got a phone call from [Staff E], telling her a
resident was outside of the facility gate. We looked out the window and saw the lawn people were outside
too and the gate was open. We all got up and went outside. [Staff E] was with him the whole time outside in
the parking lot. From my understanding the gate was opened by lawn maintenance people. Our gate has a
key for emergencies. The lawn people had the gate open, and the resident got out of the gate. [Staff E] said
she was coming into work and saw the resident in the parking lot. When I went out and saw him, he just
kept saying 'I want my wife, I want my wife.' Education didn't start specifically that day; we started education
the following week during our town hall meeting. We have an Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner
(ARNP) for psychiatry and Psychologist. Both saw him on 10/11/23. I think we increased activities, and
increased entertainment. The resident was redirectable. I did not consider either event on 10/9/2023 and
10/15/2023 to be an elopement because the staff was with the resident. Prior to him getting out he was not
1-1. We increased activity around that hallway. We were putting extra staff down there to encourage extra
eyes. I think they put 1-1 on the staffing sheet to monitor him more closely.
An interview was conducted with Staff I, Registered Nurse, (RN). Resident Care Coordinator on 10/26/23 at
10:30 a.m. I worked on 10/9/23 but not 10/15/23. I was here and tried to help get Resident # 1 in the facility.
I was in a morning meeting, and someone said there was a resident in the parking lot with a therapist. I
went out of the meeting to help assist with bringing him back inside the facility, but he was difficult and
agitated. He wanted to see his wife. It took three of us to get him back inside the facility. We tried to redirect
him and calm him down and turned his wheelchair to back him in. We got him back in. A wander guard was
placed on 10/9/23 and the Wanderguard was added to his care plan. I didn't update the resident care plan
after he got out on 10/15/23.
An interview was conducted with Staff J, the Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager (RM) on 10/26/23 at
2:20 p.m. The Director of Rehab came in the building and said Resident # 1 was outside with her therapist.
We went outside and brought him back in. At that point, he got out of the side gate from the smoking patio.
It was a day the landscapers were here. The gate was still open. We put him on one on one and he had a
wanderguard. There is no wanderguard system alarm on the door he went out and the door to go to the
smoking patio from the building is open all the time. Somehow the resident wasn't one to one if he got out. I
told the CNA she could help on the floor in that area. There were aides on the floor, so I felt like someone
was always going to be there. On Sunday morning I didn't tell staff to take the resident off one to one. There
was an aide just sitting there not doing anything so I said she could help. I have no idea why the resident
wasn't one to one that Sunday. The RM confirmed if a 1:1 was assigned it would be on the daily staffing
sheet but confirmed a 1:1 was not listed. The RM stated I was not part of the investigation they conducted
regarding the resident getting out; the NHA conducted the investigation. We did not consider the resident
eloped because he was seen going outside the gate. As a risk manager I would usually deal with
elopements, but I am still in training or whatever.
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on 10/26/23 at 2:45 p.m. On
10/9/23 we were having a morning meeting, and the rehab director received a telephone call that one of her
staff members was outside with Resident # 1. We left the morning meeting and went to assist in getting the
resident back inside the building. I think DON and I discussed what happened, and we had identified the
landscapers were here and he had gone through the courtyard gate the first time. Staff E was the one that
observed him at the gate. Continuing, the NHA said, I would have to look at her statement and see what
she told us. I thought we had a statement from her, but I don't see it here. I think we did get a statement.
The NHA said We were able to redirect him and bring him back to the building. He was reassessed and
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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the interdisciplinary team made recommendations for interventions. I don't know what the interventions
were. The NHA continued On 10/15/23 it was reported to me Resident # 1 had exited out the courtyard
gate. He opened the lock with the key that was attached to the gate. A dietary staff member was in his car
and observed him unlock the lock and exit out the gate. He saw a CNA and asked her to help assist the
resident. Staff G went out and a CNA was with the resident. I was told there were multiple staff involved
because the resident became combative. It was not reported to me he was off the property, and I do not
know of a timeline when the resident would have got out the gate. I was told he sustained a fall and had an
abrasion on his arm. Afterward the DON and I communicated. She was here and we talked about
completing house wide elopement assessments. We talked about staff education. The next day we had an
AdHoc QAPI meeting with the team to discuss how this happened and what we can do to prevent it. I know
we increased the level of supervision on the red hall where the resident had resided. I don't know if we
maintained one to one supervision 24-7. We did not consider it an elopement because he did not exit the
courtyard; He did not leave the premises. The NHA continued, I don't know if there was a timeline done to
see the last time staff would have seen Resident # 1. We conducted our investigation together as a team. I
don't remember a timeline being done. The NHA confirmed the definition of elopement would be 'A patient
who left the premises of the facility without permission or off the property' but stated I think it depends on
the circumstances with the patient, and the patient's condition. No, this it is not an elopement to me. The
NHA confirmed documentation related to both incidents was incomplete in the clinical record.
An interview was conducted with the Medical Director on 10/26/23 at 10:58 a.m., I was made aware the
resident left the facility. I would have to look at text messages. I was made aware twice. We reviewed his
medicines, and I don't think we gave him any more sedatives. He just wanted to speak to his wife. She was
in the hospital as well. I don't think it was an elopement. I don't know what the definition of elopement was. I
was told he was seen by the staff leaving his room. I was told he was in the courtyard I believe. Elopement
is to my knowledge is when staff are not aware of his where abouts. I was made aware of him trying to
leave and the nurses and another person were with him.
On 10/9/2023 the temperature was 78 degrees Fahrenheit and on 10/15/2023 the temperature was 78
degrees Fahrenheit according to www.weather.com. State Highway 52 is a 6-lane state road with speed
limits ranging from 35 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour, according to www.fdot.gov. Observations
revealed a sidewalk on one side of the road (the side which the facility was located) and a mild gradient,
with 3 lanes of traffic traveling in both directions (six lanes total).
Review of the facility policy titled Wandering and Elopements Revised date March 2019, revealed, Policy
Heading
The facility will identify residents who are at risk of unsafe wandering and strive to prevent harm while
maintaining the least restrictive environment for residents.
Policy Interpretation and Implementation:
1.
If identified as at risk for wandering, elopement, or other safety issues, the resident's care plan will include
strategies and interventions to maintain the resident's safety.
2.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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If an employee observes a resident leaving the premises, he/she should:
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
a.
Residents Affected - Few
b.
Attempt to prevent the resident from leaving in a courteous manner.
Get help from other staff members in the immediate vicinity, if necessary; and
c.
Instruct another staff member to inform the charge nurse or director of nursing services that a resident is
attempting to leave or has left the premises.
3.
If a resident is missing, initiate the elopement/ missing resident emergency procedure:
a.
Determine if the resident is out on an authorized leave or pass.
b.
If the resident was not authorized to leave, initiate a search of the building(s) and premises; and
If the resident is not located, notify the administrator and the director of nursing services, the resident's
legal representative, the attending physician, law enforcement officials, and (as necessary) volunteer
agencies (i.e., emergency management, rescue squads, etc.).
4.
When the resident returns to the facility, the director of nursing services or charge nurse shall:
a.
Examine the resident for injuries.
b.
Contact the attending physician and report the findings and conditions of the resident.
c.
notify search teams that the resident has been located.
d.
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
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8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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document relevant information in the resident's medical record.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
On 10/27/2023 at 3:36 p.m. the Nursing Home Administrator provided a removal plan showing the following
facility steps to remove the Immediate Jeopardy:
1.
Residents Affected - Few
Resident # 1 was discharged on 10/20/2023. On 10/27/2023, immediately upon alleged abuse/ neglect,
designee called resident # 1 current location to ensure resident safety.
2.
On 10/27/2023 the allegations of neglect were reported to Abuse Registry via online reporting and the
AHCA immediate report was completed
3.
On 10/16/2023 a root cause analysis was completed with the development of a performance improvement
plan
4.
On 10/15/2023 elopement risk assessment was completed on 100% of the resident population
5.
On 10/27/2023 at 1:45 pm, Risk Manager and 2 MDS RNs began reassessing 100% of current resident
population for elopement risk. The care plans for those residents assessed as moderate/high risk were
reviewed to ensure appropriate interventions.
Education
1.
On 16/2023, staff were provided with education regarding Wandering, elopement, and prevention tips:
2.
On 10/19/2023, staff education was provided regarding Wandering, elopement, and prevention tips as well
as emergency code and expectation related to staff response.
3.
On 10/27/2023, Licensed nurses have been educated on transcription of physician orders to include
specific start/stop dates of interventions.
4.
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105393
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/27/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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F 0689
On 10/27/2023, staff have been educated in routine resident checks.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
5.
On 10/26/2023, staff were educated on resident/ staff safety and facility security as it relates to the location
of the key for the locks on the courtyard.
Residents Affected - Few
6.
On 10/26/2023, Carefree education was delivered via text and / or email to all staff regarding resident/ staff
safety and facility security as it relates to the location of the key for the locks on the courtyards.
7.
On 10/26/2023, an auditing tool was implemented for auditing the location of courtyard keys and verification
of secured locks on the gate.
8.
AN Ad hoc QAPI meeting on 10/27/2023 to discuss all interventions included in the plan of abatement.
Facility administrative staff were educated on 10/27/2023 of the Federal definition of elopement and a
notification to the Medical Director and the Ombudsman.
On 10/27/2023 at 4:00 p.m., An observation showed the keys to both gates have been relocated away from
the gate. Photographic evidence was obtained.
On 10/27/2023 at 6:00 p.m. the definition of elopement from the Florida Healthcare Association and Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), was reviewed and discussed with all facility staff by the
Nursing Home Administrator, the Director of Nurses, and the Corporate Regional Nurse.
An interview was conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA), Director of Nursing (DON) and
the Corporate Regional Nurse (CRN) on 10/27/23 at 6:01 p.m. The NHA said elopement, the new key
location and gate lock education was provided to all staff including the Medical Director. The courtyard gate
keys were immediately removed and relocated to another location. The NHA stated We have a performance
improvement plan that was put in place related to elopements, resident safety, and assessments/ care
plans. The root cause of the elopement was a resident was able to have access to a key that was hanging
from the gate located in the smoking courtyard and was able to unlock the gate and get out. We remediated
the situation by relocating the key from the gate and we ordered breakaway key boxes on 10/26/23. The
boxes were shipped on 10/26/2023 and will be delivered on Tuesday of next week. We had an AdHoc QAPI
meeting and started our Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), focusing on location of the keys and the
security of the gate. The Elopement assessments for residents were reviewed at 100% today with no
discrepancies found. I filed an immediate report, report #190839. We sent out an automated in-service
system to make sure that all staff were provided with education regarding elopement and the new changes
with the keys and resident safety. We crossed referenced to ensure everyone was reached the system
sends via text and email. We will also in-service staff as they come in starting yesterday. All staff are being
educated before returning to work in person. Elopement education was completed at the town hall, held on
10/19/2023 were we discussed elopement codes and what to do if an elopement happens. The DON said
the facility conduct townhall meetings with clinical staff
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105393
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bear Creek Nursing Center
8041 State Rd 52
Hudson, FL 34667
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monthly.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
On 10/27/2023 starting at 5:00p.m., interviews were conducted with 34 staff members, which included 8
licensed nurses, 12 CNAs and 14 non licensed staff. Attempts were made to contact 15 additional staff who
were off duty. All staff members were able to state that they had been trained and were knowledgeable
about the new policies.
Residents Affected - Few
Based on verification of the facility's Immediate Jeopardy removal plan the immediate jeopardy was
determined to be removed on 10/27/2023 and the non-compliance was reduced to a scope and severity of
D.
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